Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
I am running SharePoint Server 2016. Do the updates for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 also apply to the version I am running?
Yes. The same KB number applies to both SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. Customers running either version should install the security update to be protected from this vulnerability.
According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Any authenticated attacker could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges.
How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
In a network-based attack, an authenticated attacker, who has a minimum of Site Member permissions (PR:L), could execute code remotely on the SharePoint Server.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the attack complexity is low (AC:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
The attack vector is Network (AV:N) because this vulnerability is remotely exploitable and can be exploited from the internet. The attack complexity is Low (AC:L) because an attacker does not require significant prior knowledge of the system and can achieve repeatable success with the payload against the vulnerable component.
Security updates
16.0.5552.1002 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002868
16.0.10417.20128 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002870
16.0.19725.20280 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002863
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
KEV Jul 1, 2026
Revision history
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#2
Information published. This CVE was addressed by updates that were released in May 2026, but the CVE was inadvertently omitted from the May 2026 Security Updates. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already installed the May 2026 updates do not need to take any further action.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-45659 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45659
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss